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No. 694,237. Pa t onted Feb. 25, I902.

G. BERNHARD.

BASE DELIVERY OADDY.

(Application med Nov. 13, 1901.)

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. UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

GEORGE BERNHARD, OF DAYTON, 0r110, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE CANBY, ACH a CANBY COMPANY, OF DAYTON, 01-110,

A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

BASE-DELIVERY CAD DY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,237, dated February 25, 1902.

Application filed November 13,1901. Serial No. 82,155. (No model.)

To all whom it may corwern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE BERNHARD, of Dayton, in the county of Montgomery, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and use ings, forming a part of this specification, and

to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to improvements in caddies or cans such as are ordinarily used by grocers and the like for holding cofiee and similar commodities; and it is the object of the invention to provide a simple structure which may be kept practically air-tight and from which the goods are delivered at the bottom into a scoop or drawer, said scoop or drawer automatically closing the deliveryopening when withdrawn and opening the same when inserted or pushed into normal position, wherebya quantity of the goods will drop down into the scoop or drawer and be accessible by the simple act of withdrawing the scoop or drawer from its position at the base of the caddy.

The invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be now described, and pointed out particularly in the appended claims. H Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view with the front and one side wall of the caddy broken away to illustrate the interior construction of the hopper-bottom of the caddy and the valve for closing the delivery-opening. Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of the valve mechanism with the hopper-bottom and delivery-openings in dotted lines, Fig. 2 showing the valve open and the drawer pushed in, and Fig. 3 the drawer partiallywithdrawn and the valve closed to prevent the escape of goods through the delivery-opening into the space beneath the hopper-bottom. Fig. 4 is a view of the three members of the valve mechanism separated.

Like letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

The letter A indicates the caddy or can, which may be made of sheet metal or other material through the openings.

suitable material and is preferably provided with a screw-top B or other tight closure.

NVithin the caddy and above the bottom 0 is a second or hopper bottom preferably formed with three sloping sides D and a horizontal central portion D, the delivery-opening being formed in the latter. The delivery-opening being designed for closing by means of a valve is preferably subdivided into two or more small openings 01 in order that the valve may close and open the same with a relatively short and quick movement. Said openings d are preferably somewhat arc shaped and are grouped about a point which constitutes the pivotal point of the valve. The valve itself is formed with wings E, preferably flat on the under sides and rounded on the upper side, so as to slide closely over the bottom of the hopper and cut off the flow of At the pivotal center the valve is provided with a stem F, passing through the bottom and adapted for the reception of an operating member having two arms G, preferably formed with curved faces g, adapted to cooperate with a projection or loop H on the side of the drawer I. Projection H is curved, and the operating .member is set with its arms in such position that when the drawer is making the last part of its movement inward the rear arm will be struck, the valve thrown open, and the other arm swung around behind the projection in position to engage said projection and close the valve as the draweris drawn out, the latter movement taking place before the inner end of the drawer has reached the deliveryopenings. Thus none of the contents of the caddy is spilled into the compartment below the hopper-bottom.

Obviously the drawer I must have the height of its inner end '5 reduced sufficiently to permit it to pass under the operating member of the valve, and said inner wall is preferably inclined to form a scoop-drawer, from which the goods may be convenientlypoured into a bag or other receptacle.

Thecompartment below the hopper-bottom is closed by the drawer, although said compartment is preferably relatively large and has a flat bottom, so as to accommodate any of the goods which may escape into the same and permit said goods to be pushed out of the way by the drawer or to be readily removed through the drawer-opening.

For the purpose of guiding the drawer guides are formed at the edges of the horizontal portion of the hopper-bottom, and as a convenient method of forming said guides the edges of the sections of the hopper-bottom may be extended downwardly, as shown at K, or strips may be soldered or secured to such edges in any convenient manner.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a caddy is provided which is practically airtight, the goods are conveniently accessible for delivery, and only the quantity which the drawer will hold can be withdrawn at one time. There are nocatches or springs to complicate the action of the valve; but, on the contrary, said valve is positively and directly operated by the projection on the inner side of the drawerrboth in opening and closing, and hence there is no danger of its being left open accidentally for the escape of the contents of the caddy.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination in a caddy having a delivery-opening at the bottom, of a valve pivoted in said bottom and having a wing on the inside of the caddy for closing the said open ing and a stem projecting through the bottom of the caddy, an operating member connected with the stem of the valve on the un der side of the bottom and a drawer having a projection cooperating with the operating member to close the valve when the drawer is withdrawn and to open the valve when the drawer is pushed in; substantially as described.

2. The combination in a caddy having a delivery-opening at the bottom, of a valve pivoted in said bottom and having a wing on the inside of the caddy for closing said opening,

an operating member connected with the stem of the valve on the under side of the bottom and having two arms, a drawer with guides therefor, and a curved projection on the drawer adapted to cooperate with one of said arms when the drawer is pushed in to open the valve and with the other of said arms when the drawer is pulled out to close the valve; substantially as described.

3. The combination with a caddy having an interior hopper-bottom with a horizontal section, adelivery-opening in said horizontal section and a compartment below the hopperbottom, of a valve pivoted on the horizontal section of the hopper-bottom, a Valve-stem passing through the said section, an operating member on said stem below the hopperbottom, a drawer sliding in the compartment below the hopper-bottom and a projection on the drawer for moving the valve-operating member and valve positively in each direc tion in accordance with the movements of the drawer; substantially as described.

4. The combination with the caddy formed with an internal hopper-bottom having a horizontal secti0n,with a compartment below said bottom having a smooth bottom and a delivery-opening in the horizontal section, of a Wing-valve located on the inner side of said horizontal section and having a stem passing through said section, an operating member secured to said stem below the said section and having two arms with curved operatingfaces, a drawer guided in the compartment below the hopper-bottom and a curved projection on the inner side of the drawer for cooperating with said arms to open and close the valve in accordance with the movements of the drawer; substantially as described.

GEORGE BERNHARD.

Witnesses:

0. O. OZIN, GEO. W. KEPLER. 

